AoPS Academy Short Story Contest
Learn more about our annual AoPS Academy Short Story Contest and read the stories from our Student Authors.


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2022 Lower Division Winners (Grades 5 and below)
Prompt: Write a story where a good piece of advice saves the day.

Braeden Wei
Bellevue
Doors

Aadish Shah
Frisco
An Emperor in the Hands of an Adolescent

Evelyn Shepherd
Gaithersburg
The Writer’s Block

Ryan Liu
Lexington
Write Injuries in Dust, Benefits in Marble

Siddhi Ranjeeth
Morrisville
One Lie Leads to Another

Aadhavan Sridharan
Pleasanton
The Awesome, Amazing Adventures of Young Albert Einstein!

Shirley Xu
Princeton
The Love Within

Savannah Wilson
San Diego
A Leather-Backed Book

Heidi Wang
Santa Clara
Heartless

Aanya Singh
Vienna
Different
2022 Upper Division Winners (Grades 6 and above)
Prompt: Write a story about an unexpected friendship.

Isabelle Li
Bellevue
Beyond the Storm

Rishit Anand
Frisco
The Poster

Ahalya Srambical
Gaithersburg
Undying

Anoushka Nambiar
Lexington
The Girl in the Gray Area

Shivaani Sankarlingam
Morrisville
Of Violets Swept Away

Siya Gopal
Pleasanton
Meaningful, the Movie

Ananya Kalwala
Princeton
Blood and Pomegranate Juice

Jenna Huang
San Diego
Befriending the Ending

Kurn Sundaram
Santa Clara
To Share the Light

Samantha Kim
Vienna
Through the Mirror
2021 Lower Division Winners (Grades 5 and below)
Prompt: Write a story about a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.

Eileen Moon
Bellevue
A Little Red Riding Hood Story

Malinda Zhu
Gaithersburg
The Lost Finder

Adrian Chen
Lexington
Opening My Eyes

Srinika Srinivas
Morrisville
The Train of Giving

Charumathi V.
Pleasanton
Legend of Eyelash

Aarav Patel
Princeton
The Forgotten Land

Elaine Wang
San Diego
Watch of Time

Lexine Song
Santa Clara
The Hedgehog's Problem

Summer Hsu
Vienna
Alpha of the Pack
Other Grand-Prize Winners: Aryan Padarthi - Frisco
2021 Upper Division Winners (Grades 6 and above)
Prompt: Write a story about someone who persuades an enemy.

Winter Chiu
Bellevue
The Act of Letting Go

Rishya Vemireddy
Frisco
Dimensions Apart

Joy Jiang
Gaithersburg
To Bargain with Death

Alma Barak
Lexington
The Perfect Birthday

Sarah Hancock
Morrisville
The Broken Chain

Aaron Zheng
Pleasanton
A Day in the Life of Mr. Fluffikins

Rishaan Nalwar
Princeton
Black Swans

Gary Liang
San Diego
The Assassin

Samhita Laxman
Santa Clara
A Song of Trees and Whispering Leaves

Victoria Zhang
Vienna
Walk with Me through a Street of the Past
"A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it."
Ursula Le Guin


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